Towing with a Jeep Rubicon - Event Date: 18 Jan 2012 |
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Calendar Event: Towing with a Jeep Rubicon Posted: 06 Feb 2012 at 4:32pm |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 06 Feb 2012 at 9:59pm |
I second what nascar said, the Pod is about as light as you are going to find in a hard side camper, but you can easily find smaller popups that are lighter - ones even light enough to be pulled by 2000 pound limit station wagons.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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TIDALWAVE
Senior Member Joined: 21 Nov 2009 Location: MINNESOTA Online Status: Offline Posts: 315 |
Posted: 26 Apr 2012 at 7:20pm |
I have owned multiple Jeep Wranglers in the past. The biggest problem was its extremely short wheel base. I installed a WDH plus sway control on my last Wrangler. I have to travel over a stretch of concrete road which has developed a mild roller-coaster profile. Even driving at 40 mph, I thought that I was going to be bounced and whip-sawed completely off the road. I traded in for a Jeep Liberty with WDH-Sway, and traveled over the same road. The Liberty has a much higher rated tow capacity compared to the Wrangler...but it acted only slightly better on that road. I now have a full sized pickup. On the exact same road, I barely notice that I have the Pod behind.
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TIDALWAVE
Senior Member Joined: 21 Nov 2009 Location: MINNESOTA Online Status: Offline Posts: 315 |
Posted: 03 Jun 2012 at 12:44pm |
Follow-up on short wheel base 2-door Rubicon vs longer wheel base 4-door: I was at my local Jeep dealer and was able to talk to several owners of the 4-door version. They said there was a noticeable improvement in handling (porpoising, etc.) in the 4-door versus 2-door. Mainly from the longer wheel base...but the towing capacity was still limited.
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